De balling (Kriek)

IJsland, 10e eeuw. Hallstein, een Vikingkrijger, keert terug naar huis. Jaren geleden is hij verbannen wegens de moord op zijn beste vriend Hraffn. Als Hallstein thuiskomt, blijkt niet iedereen blij met zijn terugkeer: Hraffn's broer Einar zint op wraak ... Zal Hallstein aan zijn gewelddadige verleden kunnen ontsnappen en de rust vinden hij zo naar verlangt? (bron: Stripweb)

Islande, seconde moitié du Xe siècle. Hallstein "l'Islandais" Thordsson revient dans son pays natal, après avoir purgé sept ans d'exil pour le meurtre de son ami d'enfance, Hrafn Ragnarsson. Son retour ne fait pas que des heureux... Einar Ragnarsson, frère de Hrafn, a soif de vengeance. Hallstein trouvera-t-il, malgré tout, la paix à laquelle il aspire tant ? (bron: Stripweb)

2023 MoCCAArtsFest Award of Excellence Recipient! After seven years of exile, battle-hardened Hallstein Thordsson returns home to Iceland, only to find that old wounds haven't healed. His stepmother Solveig and his half-brother Ottar are besieged by wood thieves, directed by her unwelcome suitor, Einar. The Exile's presence disrupts the delicate balance and threatens to tip all of Iceland into violence. A remarkable decades-spanning epic, Erik Kriek's The Exile is equal parts action “Western” and family drama, with a surprising story of violence and consequences at its core. Told in a naturalistic modern style but with tremendous fidelity to the historical period in which it is set, The Exile depicts the Viking age in all of its conflict, turmoil, and social structure, with every detail depicted vividly on the page. Hailing from the Netherlands, Kriek is an internationally-decorated illustrator known for his work on In the Pines (2015) and Gutsman. Lushly told with gorgeous traditionally-drawn brush work, and a limited palette illustration style reminiscent of the great three-color illustrators of the 1940s and 50s, Kriek's art is alternately breezy and gritty, but always stunning, whether he's depicting a full-blown Viking battle or a wearying sea voyage. (bron: Stripweb)